Ever since the Fishers area was a sparsely populated farm region, and the local school systems were consolidated about 50 years ago, the school district covering Delaware, Fall Creek and and Wayne Townships (including Fishers and a few other adjacent areas) has been known as the Hamilton Southeastern School Corporation. Based on action by the school board Wednesday night, there could be a discussion about changing the school district’s name.
The board hired MilesHerndon of Indianapolis to develop a brand identity, new logo, and marketing strategy for the school district. Board President Matt Burke asked if a name change could be part of that study, and he was told that is part of what the firm will explore. Board member John DeLucia said many people are very confused about the connection between Fishers and the local schools, since we have one high school named after the city (Fishers HS) and the other high school named after the school corporation (HSE HS). The only decision made at the Wednesday night board meeting was to begin the process of looking into the name and other branding issues. The board also approved Bitwise Solutions of Carmel to redesign the school district’s Web presence. Both the branding and Web contracts with the two companies total $98,599. The branding study is expected to take 6-9 months.
In other items from Wednesday’s board session:
–The board approved textbook rental fees for the upcoming school year. Here are links:
Junior High Textbook Rental Fees
Grades kindergarten through 6th grade textbook rental fees
Fishers High School Textbook Rental Fees
–The board voted to approve an administration recommendation on changes in some custodial services contracts.
–Board members held a lengthy discussion about how to move forward on library board appointments.
–The board honored Destination Imagination (DI) teams, which is a competition tied to creativity.
The “Super Dupers” and “Made with Real Cheese” were one of the 1,400 DI teams from 45 states and 14 countries showing their skills. There are 13 students on the teams, representing four schools – FHS, HHS, FCJ and FJH. The “Super Dupers” took 1st place in the Engineering Challenge, Secondary Level – Show & Tech. “Made with Real Cheese” came in 2nd place in the Scientific Challenge, Middle Level – Top Secret.
“Super Dupers” – Jenna Burow, Adam Fullhart, Silvana Gold, Louise Hazel, Ben Mann, Gabby Puzzella and Sean Wiseman. Team Managers – Greg Fullhart, Tracy Gold, Ben Mann
“Made with Real Cheese” – Ava Benvenutti, Maya Fotedar, Alex Fullhart, Riley Gearhart, Mia Irvin and Ben Lilley. Team Managers – Kirsten Gearhart and Lori Lilley
Sponsors – Kristy Seitz, Kathy Seitz and Robin Young
Glad to see HSE is wasting 100,000 dollars.
I’m sorry you feel like this is a waste of money Joe. The school board meets the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of every month. The agenda is posted in advance and you can also see the minutes from all previous meetings. We meet in public and all are welcome to attend.
The school board needs to be fired! Who in the hell spends that much $$ for this kind of B💩? I’ll tell you who uneducated half wits without any brains! That’s who! What about your dedicated employees that you sell down the river an won’t give them a raise but waste tax payers $$$!!! I don’t see how you can sleep at night or look @ yourselves in the mirror every morning! You people just sicken me, yes you the school board of HSE school district!!
What in the hell are you idiots thinking….if it ain’t broke don’t fix it…..
Happy Independence Day Tina! I can only speak as one “idiot”. Our web site is past it’s time. We’ve been criticized for poor communication and lack of transparency. We meet in public every 2nd and 4th Wednesday. Our agendas are posted online in advance. All of the minutes are out there for anyone to see.
Happy Independence Day “Union 3455”! There’s an opportunity to fire some of us (or is it we?) uneducated half wits every couple of years. I appreciate the feedback. We meet the 2nd & 4th Wednesday every month. The agendas are posted in advance and public input on agenda items is always welcome.
Have to agree, that is an awful lot of money to waste.
Wow, and I couldn’t even get my comments posted about the Nickel Plate trail… Wish I knew what the decision making and editorial process was. Guess I need more poop emoji’s?
What could I spend $100,000 on that actually matters in life? Give me $50,000 and use the NAME Southeast Hamilton Co School district. Such idiots. A fool and his money soon part!!!
Happy Independence Day Bobby! Changing the school district name is not the focus of this. I had a question about how to correlate the school district success with the City of Fishers success. There may be suggestions along the way on how to accomplish that. Stay tuned for community input and “Southeast Hamilton Co School District” may get consideration. I’m not speaking on behalf of the board, I’m just one of the idiots.
If the school corporation wishes to solicit public opinion via this format, it might be better for members of the board not to respond, be it by endorsing, defending, debating, or otherwise joining in the fray.